Motor and other vehicle



' Oct. 2,1928. 1,686,209

H. D. GILLIES MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLE I Filed Nov. 30, 1925 INVEA/ to r Patentedflct. 2, 19128.

mares ST HAROLD DELI armies,

air o ate or Lonn'on, ENGLAND.

MOTOR Ann OTHER vnnrcnn.

Application filed November 30,1925/Seria1 No;

This invention relates to vehicles with more particular referenceto motor vehicles and has for its object to provide fittings upon the vehicle such asa table and/or locker or cupboard which will take up very little room and will not in any way interfere with the comfort of the occupants of the'vehicle nor with the appearance of the latter but ,which will be capable of fulfilling efficiently the functions for which such fittings are designed The present invention consists in a vehicle provided with a seat the back or squab of which is'hinged or pivoted or otherwise arranged toform a table adapted to be supported by thebody of the vehicle, so that the seat is still available for use in addition to: the table. v i

The invention also consists in a vehicle having a seat the back or squab of which is hinged at its upper end to the vehicle body while the lowerend is provided with means adapted to be supported upon the vehicle body so that the back or squab may thus be turned in a substantially horizontal position in order to form a table.

The invention also consists in other details I p which it serves "as a back orsquab for the front seat, and such bolt and other locking, fitting or fittings may also be adapted to co-v ,7

operate with the'sides" of the vehicle body or with some other fixed part or structure in order to maintain the table rigid, in its-hori- J zontal position whenso adjusted foruse as a table.

The back of the squab itself may be adapted to serve as the table or I may provide a special slab or the like for the purpose, and in the one case the squab may be formed also to serve as a locker while in the other case the part between the seat back and the table member may be adapted to serve as a 72,258, and in Great Britainpecember 2, 1924.

locker, the table. member in both cases being to? the locker or cupboard so formed.

One construction inaocordance w ith the :hinged or otherwise provided with amovable I or remoi able part or the whole belng movable or removable tofena'ble access to be obtained invention is illustrated by way of example in I the accompanying drawings, which ;;F1 gure 1 1s a fragmentary body of. a veh cle; i

i Figure 2 'isa view in elevation of the seat back or squab;

q .v a B igure 0 1S EJLVlBW in plan, and Figure 4c is a side elevatlon. v

In the construction illustrated 1n the drawsection of the ings, the squab or. back 1 of the front seats 2 is providednear the .top w th lateral pivots engaging a bearing t which, as shown in Figure 1, is one of a numbergof such bearlllgSPlOVldGCl 1n a fittmg 5 secured to the side of the car-:6. The lower end of the squab is provided with a spring bolt 7 adapted to engage the rack 8, a finger grip 9 being provided for releasing thesquab from such ens gagement. and a plurality of bearlngs 1s to enable the position of the said squab to be adjusted in.

accordance with the stature of the driver.

When it is desired that the back or sq uab shall function as a table, thevbolt abovev referred to is released and the squab rotated The purpose of providing a rack into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure l inwhich pivoted arms 10 may be ongagedin'one or other of the sockets 11 secured to the sides ofthe vehicle.

The portion 12 ofthe squab behind the upholstery is arranged to function asa'lockera I \vhichmay be divided intoisuitable' compart-r I ments as indicated in Figure 2by division mernbers 13. The portion. of the device forming the table top 14 will in such casebe provided witn hinges 15 as shown so that it may be raised to enable access to the locker. WV hen the squ'ab isfunctioning as atable the. occupants of the front seatsmay turn round and face the passengers in the rear 5 seats, whichvwill be foundto be agreat convenience vwhen the caris standing as at a picnic, race-meeting or the like. I

The accommodatlon of the locker may, of course, be varied in accordance with requirevments; parts of it may be" designed to accommodate kettles and like utensils while other parts may be arranged to contain food.

Arrangements may be made to secure the ventilation of the latterportion and for this purpose the pivot may be hollow and may be arranged to extend through the body of the car, being in such case provided, if desired, with cowl ventilators so that air will .cir'culate through the compartments and keep the contents cool.

Whenin the position shown dotted in Figure 1 tflredevi'ce, in addition to being ableto function as a table, may be employed as a platform on which a person may stand (for example to obtain a better view) and if ro- ,tated through a further half circle so that 'the squab is uppermost (further brackets being provided to take the arms 10 in such positmn) it may be employed as an elevated scat. Moreover the construction may be such thatthe device may be entirely removed from its socket. in which case it may be used as a seat Spun the floor of the vehicle or upon the grou or elsewhere. 7 While in the construction illustrated in the drawings the back or squab is arranged to be elevated as a whole to form a table, theinvent-ion is not limited inthis respect for in certain cases it may be desirable or necessilty to "llvlde the back or squab into two parts corresponding with each of the front seats, in -whioh case either or both of the squabs maybe raised into position, In this case the provision of .a leg member or other suitable support on the side of each or both of the bucks or vsquabs remote from the side of the vehicle may be desirable.

If necessary or desirable a recessed block or the-like may be adopted for the purpose of taking the'overhanging lower end of the table or the like when in the substantially vertical'posit'ion or position it occupies when not in use in 'order to obtain a convenient fastening means and providing for the necessa'ry rigidity in the structure but it will be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the foregoing details which are given purelfby way or illustration since I may varyt e number, mode of disposition and manner of construction of the tablesor lilte fflttings depending vupon any particular praeueai requirements and I may .apply the ini'en'tion' with equal efl ect and like advantage tball types of bodies whether open or closed and to all suitable styles of tables or 7 like fittings which maybe required.

- a back said seat rotatably mounted on Having now describedmy invention what I chimes new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-- y -1. In combination with a vehicle, a' seat,

bearings at its upper end, means, mounted upon the sides of the lower end of said back adapted when said back as a whole is rotated to a l'iorizontal position toYcoact with further means mounted upon thesides of said 1 vehicle insubstantially the same horizontal plane as said bearings and at a distance to the rear thereof substantially equal to the height of said back to hold said back in a horizontal position. v

2; In combination with a vehicle, a seat, a removable back for said seat-, pins projecting laterally fromthe sides ofv the upper end of sa'id back and adapted to rest in bearings located on the side of the vehicle, said back being rotatable as a whole about said bear ings, arms adapted to projcctlaterally from the sides of the lower endof said seat and .to engage upon rotation of said back with sockets located on. the side of the vehicle in substantially the same horizontal plane as said bearings and at a distance to the rear thereof substantially equal to the height of said 'back. 1 i i 3.111 combination \vith a vehicle, a seat,

a removable back for said seat having a pin projecting from each side at the upper end thereof,a plurality of bearings for said pins 'lid'and a plurality of compartments, pins projecting laterally from the sides of the upper end of said seat and adapted to rest in bearings located on the side of the vehicle, said seat being as a whole rotatable about said bearings, arms adapted to project laterally from the sides of the lower end of said seat and to engage upon rotation of said seat with sockets located on the side of the vehicle in substantially the same horizontal plane as said bearingsand at a distance to the rear 1 thereof substantially equal to the height of said back and means at the lower end of said back adapted to regulate the tilt thereof.

lllll llu In testimony'whereof', I have signed my name to this specification.

HAROLD Dam eiLLI-Es. 1 

